What Are Baseball’s Most Valuable Teams?

According to Forbes, the Yankees are the most valuable team in baseball, worth an estimated $1.85 billion. I have a hard time believing the number is that low. Not only do they have the YES Network and insane merchandise sale numbers, they charge hundreds and in some case thousands of dollars for good seats at Yankee Stadium and still sell about 3.5 million tickets every year.

Second on the list is the Los Angeles Dodgers coming in at $1.4 billion, which surprised me because of the current state of the franchise (bankruptcy). But I guess playing in a city as big as LA, it shouldn't come as too much of a shock.

Here is the complete list:

New York Yankees - $1.85 billion

Los Angeles Dodgers - $1.4 billion

Boston Red Sox - $1 billion

Chicago Cubs - $879 million

Philadelphia Phillies - $723 million

New York Mets - $719 million

Texas Rangers - $674 million

Los Angeles Angels - $656 million

San Francisco Dodgers - $643 million

Chicago White Sox - $600 million

It's nice to see all three of the local teams represented in the top 6. What stands out to you?